Monday – first full day of class
After the week-end to make sure that they really want to learn about conservation and restoration, the students have their first full day of class. They start with an hour or so of theory and notes, so that they get a good understanding of some of the basics and begin to get a good grounding
The project hits the headlines
An excellent article by a local journalist Christine Machado covered the project and what we are doing here in Goa. This was the front page of the Leisure section of the Sunday edition of The Goan, one of the main newspapers here in Goa. For the full article online see here – http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=9514
First Day of Class!
What a day it has been today. First thing this morning on arrival at the Archbishop’s House we started the day by bringing down seven of the portraits from the wall. We chose the seven which normally sit above the throne, so that we are not taking from here and there leaving random blanks. It
Arrival in Goa – Day One
We actually arrived yesterday in Goa, but the whole day had been spent travelling so it was late by the time we arrived in Panjim. Time to meet the nuns (Les Filles du Coeur de Marie) who are hosting us, try and find some phone cards to communicate back to the UK, supper and then
D day
Well here it is – departure day! All our bags are packed and we are ready to go, and the plane is waiting. It’s icy cold in London and so it’s good to be heading out, but much more importantly we can’t wait to get started on the project. There seems to be a good
Goanet News publicises the project
We are delighted that as a result of an email sent today on Goanet News we are receiving enquiries from potential students in Goa about the project. With spaces limited to only 8 students, these are highly sought after. Here is what Goanet News had to say – The London School of Picture and Frame
Restorers Sans Frontieres – first project in Goa
Countdown to departure is now 2 days – we are busy organising and packing the final materials we need to take with us. On the 12th January we leave to fly to Goa in order to set up the Restorers sans Frontières project to – Restore some of the portraits of previous archbishops in the
